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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

George Frideric Handel was a German composer. He was born in 1685 at Halle and died in 1759. After studying law, he abandoned his studies to play the violin at Keiser's Opera House in Hamburg. In 1712 he settled in England, and in 1726 became a British citizen. He composed 'Messiah' and 'Water Music'.
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